Changes in BP induced by passive leg raising predict response to fluid loading in critically ill patients.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess factors associated with initiating therapy and compliance with treatment for latent tuberculosis infection among health-care workers with positive tuberculin skin test results. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:An urban midwestern teaching hospital in St. Louis, MO. STUDY POPULATION:...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shukla SJ,Warren DK,Woeltje KF,Gruber CA,Fraser VJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This chapter about the recognition, treatment, and prevention of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is part of the Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition). Grade 1 recommendations are strong and indicate that the benefi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Warkentin TE,Greinacher A,Koster A,Lincoff AM

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the cause of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients since PH can occur because of pulmonary arteriopathy, pulmonary parenchymal destruction, and left ventricular cardiac dysfunction. DESIGN AND SETTING:Consecutive case series in a university hospital. PATIENTS:N...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Strange C,Bolster M,Mazur J,Taylor M,Gossage JR,Silver R

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hypoxia test can be performed to identify potential hypoxia that might occur in an at-risk individual during air travel. In 2004, the British Thoracic Society increased the hypoxia test cutoff guideline from 85 to 90% in young children. The aim of this study was to investigate how well the cutoff values ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Martin AC,Verheggen M,Stick SM,Stavreska V,Oostryck J,Wilson AC,Hall GL

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In adult patients, the consistent use of language to describe dyspnea enhances patient-provider communication and contributes to diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. The objective of this research was to determine whether pediatric patients similarly display consistency in the language used to describe "unc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Harver A,Schwartzstein RM,Kotses H,Humphries CT,Schmaling KB,Mullin ML

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Workers exposed to a variety of wood dusts have been shown to exhibit occupational asthma, lung function deficits, and elevated levels of respiratory symptoms. Despite the popularity of pine and spruce, the health effects of exposures to these woods have not been extensively investigated. A study was undertaken to inv...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hessel PA,Herbert FA,Melenka LS,Yoshida K,Michaelchuk D,Nakaza M

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of microaspiration in gastroesophageal reflux-induced bronchoconstriction. DESIGN:Prospective study blinded to the subject. SETTING:Outpatient laboratory of a 908-bed university hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Thirty nonsmoking adults divided into two groups: asthmatics with reflux (AR), ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Harding SM,Schan CA,Guzzo MR,Alexander RW,Bradley LA,Richter JE

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In assessing the effectiveness of lower-limb and upper-limb nonspecific physical training, we have considered 3 objectives in this study: (1) determination of clinical and functional actual state in patients with chronic airway obstruction (CAO), before and after training; (2) determination of the tests, level of work...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gimenez M,Predine E,Marchand M,Servera E,Ponz JL,Polu JM

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cilia line the surface of the respiratory tract and beat in a coordinated wave to protect the lungs against infection. Bardet Biedl Syndrome (BBS) is a rare condition attributed to cilia dysfunction. Murine models of BBS suggest a respiratory phenotype; however, no reports have studied the translation of the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shoemark A,Dixon M,Beales PL,Hogg CL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stent placement is the only available treatment in patients presenting either a localized external compression or a malacia of the tracheobronchial tree. To assess the functional benefit of prosthesis insertion in these indications, we compared functional respiratory values before, immediately after (48 h), and at som...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vergnon JM,Costes F,Bayon MC,Emonot A

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The primary objective was to determine whether high-dose formoterol, 24 mug bid, was associated with more asthma exacerbations compared with lower formoterol doses in patients with stable persistent asthma. Serious asthma exacerbations (life threatening or requiring hospitalization) were the primary en...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wolfe J,Laforce C,Friedman B,Sokol W,Till D,Della Cioppa G,van As A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urine output (UO) is a vital sign for critically ill patients, but standards for monitoring and reporting vary widely between ICUs. Careful monitoring of UO could lead to earlier recognition of acute kidney injury (AKI) and better fluid management. We sought to determine if the intensity of UO monitoring is ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jin K,Murugan R,Sileanu FE,Foldes E,Priyanka P,Clermont G,Kellum JA

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of the chest radiograph in identifying patients with miliary tuberculosis. DESIGN:Retrospective case-controlled review by three independent blinded chest radiologists. SETTING:Provincial tuberculosis control center. PATIENTS:Population-based sample, including all proved cases o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kwong JS,Carignan S,Kang EY,Müller NL,FitzGerald JM

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to determine the differences between ciliary beat frequencies of respiratory ciliated cells from peripheral bronchioles and from proximal bronchi in humans. DESIGN:Measurements were made from resected lungs. Ciliated cells were harvested by brushing the mucosa of each site immediately ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Clary-Meinesz C,Mouroux J,Huitorel P,Cosson J,Schoevaert D,Blaive B

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morbid obesity is often associated with severe respiratory insufficiency, commonly known as the pickwickian syndrome. This can be divided into the following two primary breathing disorders which can affect patients alone or in combination: the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (SAS); and the obesity-hypoventilation syn...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sugerman HJ,Fairman RP,Baron PL,Kwentus JA

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We characterized the bronchopulmonary distribution of a 0.9 percent saline aerosol (1.12 microM) labelled with 99mTc sulfur colloid in nine normal subjects and five patients with CF. Homogeneity of distribution was quantified using indices derived from computerized analysis of Anger camera pulmonary images including s...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Laube BL,Links JM,LaFrance ND,Wagner HN Jr,Rosenstein BJ

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A tracheoesophageal fistula was successfully closed with a fibrin adhesive applied by means of a fiberoptic bronchoscope, instead of by esophagoscopy. To facilitate closure of the fistula, the technique was combined with decontamination of the oral cavity, to avoid bacterial contamination. The procedure is proposed as...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Antonelli M,Cicconetti F,Vivino G,Gasparetto A

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To assess the consequences of nitrate withdrawal in angina-free and hemodynamically stable coronary patients. DESIGN:Prospective, open, intervention study. SETTING:Cardiology outpatient clinic of a university-affiliated municipal hospital. PATIENTS:Angina-free patients who were hemodynamically stabl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： George J,Kitzis I,Zandorf D,Golovner M,Shapira I,Laniado S,Roth A

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tube thoracostomy is an invasive procedure that carries a risk of complications. We report a patient with liver cirrhosis, ascites and large left-sided pleural effusion, in whom a trocar type chest tube was inserted at the seventh left intercostal space in the midaxillary line. Chest roentgenogram revealed that the dr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Foresti V,Villa A,Casati O,Parisio E,De Filippi G

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the cycle ergometer is the traditional mode for exercise testing in patients with respiratory disease, this preference over the treadmill does not consider perceptual responses. Our hypotheses were as follows: (1) the regression slope between breathlessness and oxygen consumption (Vo(2)) is greater ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Murray JA,Waterman LA,Ward J,Baird JC,Mahler DA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the first case of endotracheal rheumatoid nodules in a 45-year-old Chinese man with rheumatoid arthritis. He developed exacerbation of polyarthritis, new subcutaneous nodules and fibrosing alveolitis. At bronchoscopy, four whitish nodules were detected at the tracheal wall, and biopsy showed fibrinoid necr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ip MS,Wong MP,Wong KL

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the efficacy of albuterol by metered-dose inhaler (MDI) and spacer compared to a nebulizer. DESIGN:A prospective, open-label study. SETTING:Large urban emergency department (ED). PATIENTS:All consecutive adult asthma patients over a 2.5-year period. INTERVENTIONS:ED personnel used a st...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Newman KB,Milne S,Hamilton C,Hall K

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Preoperative renal dysfunction is a risk factor for adverse events in cardiac surgery. This study compared creatinine clearance (ClCr), estimated from the Cockroft and Gault formula, and plasma creatinine level as predictors of outcome after cardiac surgery. DESIGN:Prospective, observational. SETTING...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wang F,Dupuis JY,Nathan H,Williams K

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased blood lactate concentration (hyperlactatemia) and lactic acidosis (hyperlactatemia and serum pH < 7.35) are common in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In some patients, most of the lactate that is produced in shock states is due to inade...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Suetrong B,Walley KR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung scans with technetium sulfur colloid were performed in ten patients with life-threatening hemoptysis and nondiagnostic chest roentgenograms. Localized deposition of radionuclide was demonstrated in five of the six patients who were studied during active bleeding. These abnormalities were confirmed bronchoscopical...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Haponik EF,Rothfeld B,Britt EJ,Bleecker ER

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of 26 men with bronchogenic cancer demonstrated high serum calcitonin levels in 62 percent (16). Levels were particularly high in patients with small-cell cancer and adenocarcinoma. Two varieties of hypercalcitonemia have been encountered: (1) ectopic hypercalcitonemia, in which the hormone is secreted by the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Silva OL,Becker KL,Primack A,Doppman JL,Snider RH

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary manifestations of pyoderma gangrenosum are relatively rare. We report the case of a 45-year-old patient with multiple pulmonary nodules with central necrosis as assessed by CT scan. The patient had a 4-year history of pyoderma gangrenosum with only minor skin manifestations. A CT-guided, fine-needle biopsy o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krüger S,Piroth W,Amo Takyi B,Breuer C,Schwarz ER

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two patients who develop torsades de pointes in a temporal relationship to the intravenous administration of erythromycin lactobionate in the absence of other drugs or metabolic abnormalities known to cause the arrhythmia. We also review the current literature regarding this topic, including other case his...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gitler B,Berger LS,Buffa SD

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients had hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and coronary artery spasm. The clinical diagnosis of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, in all patients, was confirmed by echocardiography and angiography. Significant spasm of the right coronary artery was demonstrated in each patient by selective coron...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mautner RK,Thomas I,Dhurandhar R,Phillips JH

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:With the development of percutaneous inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, IVC interruption has become a widely used procedure in patients with or at risk for venous thromboembolism. In an attempt at clarifying the indications for filter placement, a systematic literature review was undertaken. DESIGN:Bibl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Girard P,Stern JB,Parent F

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00